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ENA submission to the Commerce Commission about the default price-quality paths for electricity distribution businesses. The submission discusses concerns over proposed revenue smoothing, capital expenditure impacts, and operational changes, urging the Commission to reconsider some proposals to ensure financial stability and minimal consumer disruption.
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Updated February 12, 2025
ENA submission to the Commerce Commission about the draft decision for Aurora's Customised Price-quality Path (CPP). The document criticises the Commission's decision-making process, particularly the late introduction of top-down benchmarking that led to significant budget cuts, potentially impacting Aurora's network improvements and consumer benefits.
ENA submission to the Electricity Authority and Energy Competition Task Force about various initiatives concerning distribution pricing and consumer incentives. The submission emphasises the need for a principles-based approach to adapt to evolving market conditions, concerns about regulatory overload, and the necessity for implementing efficient pricing signals for distributed generation to ensure network benefits.
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Updated February 11, 2025
ENA submission to the Commerce Commission about EDB expenditure forecasting. The submission discusses the importance of using EDBs' own forecasts for expenditure allowance setting rather than relying on historic data or the Commission's mechanistic approaches. It emphasises the need for confidence in EDB forecasts due to different and evolving expenditure drivers, particularly in light of decarbonisation and resilience requirements.
ENA submission to the Commerce Commission about the CEPA EDB Productivity Study emphasises the complexities of accurately measuring productivity in electricity distribution. ENA asserts that the CEPA report's findings should not lead to regulatory changes due to inherent inaccuracies in modeling and recommends retaining a 0% productivity factor in regulatory frameworks.
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Updated January 10, 2025
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Updated November 27, 2024
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Updated November 27, 2024
ENA submission to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment discussing the need for reforms in the Electricity (Hazards from Trees) Regulations 2003. The main points address issues with the current system of managing vegetation risks near power lines, advocating for a risk-based approach and a class-based differentiation between private and commercial vegetation owners to improve compliance and safety.
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Updated December 16, 2024
This independent report, by Energia, assesses the appropriateness of the electricity distribution sector's risk reduction, readiness and response to Cyclone Gabrielle.